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SWEET! And I'm partial to the colors (I ride Cannondale - those are the bike colors, and I have the same tape).

Carrying is easy, but will be easier if you remove your bottle cages. I, personally, never shoulder my bike, but suitcase it instead. This means finding the balance point on your top tube, picking up the bike at that point with the right hand, left hand on the bars. Your right elbow should be INSIDE the saddle (not over-hanging as your bike could get caught in your armpit). Essentially, it's just like picking up a suitcase, thus the term.

We only have one or two courses all season that require a shoulder carry - long beach runs where I don't want the sand in my drivetrain, and running with the bike on the shoulder is easier. In all other cases, I suitcase the bike - even using it as an outrigger in some cases running up hill (I did that this weekend - left hand on the bars, right hand on the top tub, pushing the bike uphill around the corners). This lets me use the bike as leverage.

Wahine, It's specialized new cobble-gobbler seat post. Love it, stock with this model otherwise $200. Have one on the way for my roubaix. I have been riding both bikes and wow. A couple days on the cross bike in my little rolling hill route then I smoke on the road bike. Still waiting on my hubbies cross bike to come in, 61's are hard to find right now.